McEwen, Lawrence David
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Lawrence David |
Surname | McEwen |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Cyrus A. McEwen and Edith McEwen. Husband of Irene McEwen, of Saskatoon. Saskatchewan. Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DT672 |
Markings | VR-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. F. 18. |
Epitaph | THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD; I SHALL NOT WANT. HE MAKETH ME TO LIE DOWN IN GREEN PASTURES |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 208 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/120920 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Mcewen Lake, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Outside Former St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Memorial Tablet on Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to Nos 419, 420 and 428 Sqns RCAF who flew from RAF Middleton St George during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1822/32 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1822/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-05-1943 |
End Date | 14-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (65% moon) |
Operation | Bochum. 442 aircraft, 24 losses (5.4%). Decoy markers drew much of the bombing away from the target. Little information available from local sources about the extent of the damage. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Mönchengladbach |